Places caitlinhug7 Wants to Go

The largest and most well-preserved petroglyph site in the Verde Valley.

This ancient trail has claimed the lives of over 2,000 people.

This abandoned bootleg attraction was built to cash in on the popularity of classic TV show, F Troop.

The unusual burial monument of Arizona's first governor.

The remains of this rugged homestead ranch offer a brief glimpse into a bygone era.

This Old West prison built into the side of a cliff was said to be inescapable.

For those going through a life transition, a place to leave behind a piece of your former self.

This old selenite mine is dotted with tiny crystals that make it shimmer like it's covered in glitter.

More than 300 years ago, a revolt at this Hopi pueblo shaped the future of the American Southwest.

Legend says train robbers stashed their gold within the depths of this unusual cave.

The shop's owner has spent decades in the desert wearing nothing but a strategically placed sock.

Take a monster truck tour around an ostrich farm in the middle of the desert.

A partial tunnel blasted into a steep ridge is all that remains of a failed railway across Arizona.

This reclusive Hopi village in Arizona has been continuously populated longer than anywhere else in America.

Founded by members of the Tohono O’odham Nation, this one-room joint's James Beard–winning fry bread is light as a cloud.

A pair of giant roadside arrows are all that remains of a former Route 66 trading post.

A Wild West jailhouse that slid down the mountainside.

Along the old Route 66 is an abandoned trading post made from old telephone poles, built by a former circus clown.

A natural history wunderkammer in the middle of the desert.

This rustic cabin, outfitted with gun slits, was once home to John D. Tewksbury, patriarch of the bloodiest family feud in American history.

This southwestern historic site was designed and built by an artist who wanted his work to "feel at home."

A mysterious spirit totem at the edge of Navajo lands.

This 40-room dwelling tucked within a cliff was built by the basin's prehistoric residents.

Once the product of an inexplicable gold strike, this ghost town is now home to one man and his love of classic machines.